Fish-scaler.



PATENTED JULY 21, 1903.

C. WHITFORD. FISH SCALE-R.

APPLICATION IILED MAY 18, 1903.

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UNITE STATES Patented July 21, 1903.

CHARLES WHITFORD, or MADISON, WISCONSIN.

FISH-ISCALER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. (34,210, dated July 21,1903.

Application filed May 18 1903.

f all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES WHITFORD, a citizen of the United States,and aresident of Madison, in the county of Dane and State ofWisconsimhave invented certain new and useful Improvements inFish-Sealers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention has for its object to provide simple, economical, andefficient implements for rapid scaling of fish; and it consists in.otherwise.

certain peculiarities ofconstruction and combination of partshereinafter particularly set forth with reference to the accompanyingdrawings and subsequently claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a side elevation of a fish-scaler inaccordance with my invention, partly broken away; and Fig. 2, a planview of the same inverted and partly broken away.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A indicates a frame that is hereinshown as being preferably made from a strip of suitablywide sheet metal,that is preferably tinned, galvanized, or otherwise treated to render itrust-proof. To stiffen the sheet-metal strip, its edges are beaded orwired, and the frame made from said strip has looped ends andinwardly-curved sides, these sides and the ends of the strip beingjoined by solder or The handle portion of the frame or its loop of leastarea is in-rear of where its sides are joined, and apreferablyrust-proof plate B partly covers the forward or larger loop ofsaid frame, an opening being left in rear of the plate. A bottom plate 0is made fast to the larger loop of frame A, an opening being leftforward of the latter plate, and the forward edge of this plate is forthe most part preferably concave.

Made fast by solder orotherwise in the forward portion of the frame Aare the ends of a bowed scraper D, set at an angle and having a toothedlower edge. The toothed scraper projects forward of the bottom plate 0aforesaid and is partly below the same, the front of its teeth beingpreferably beveled to increase their efficiency.

Soldered or otherwise rigidly secured on the bottom plate 0 is the rearend of an upwardly-bent deflector E, back of the scraper.

Serial No. 157,518. (No model.)

The deflector and top plate of the herein-described implement preventfish-scales removed by the scraper D from flying upward, and said scalesare caused to fall forward of said scraper betweenit and the bowedforward end of the frame A out of the Way.

Experiment has demonstrated that the herein-described implement willrapidly and thoroughly remove the scales from fish when properlyoperated, and it may be readily cleaned by rinsing, the upper rear andlower front portions of said implement affording outlets for therinse-water.

While I have described the frame of the implement as being made of astrip of stiffened sheet metal, it may be casting with one or the otherof the upper and lower forward plates, and its handle may vary incontour from what is herein shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new,and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. A fislrscaler comprising a frame having a loop end closed at the topand bottom to leave a rear upper opening and forward bottom opening,abowed toothed-edge scraper set at an angle in the frame to project belowand forward of the lower closed portion of the same, and anupwardly-bent deflector arranged on the framebottom back of the scraper.

2. A fish-scaler co mprisinga stiffened sheetmetal frame having loopedends andinwardlycurved and connected sides, a top plate and bottom platein connection with the forward loop of the frame to leave rear upper andlower front openings, a bowed toothed-edge scaler set at an angle in theframe to project below and forward of the bottom plate, and anupwardly-bent deflector arranged in connection with said bottom plateback of the scraper.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, atMadison, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, in the presenceof two witnesses.

CHARLES WHITFORD.

Witnesses:

C. O. REINEL, JOHN GEO. 0m.

